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MOVIE REVIEW
Rock’n Roll (2017)
Guillaume Canet directs, co-writes and stars in “Rock’n Roll,” a navel-gazing musical satire on the French film industry that centers on him and real-life partner, Marion Cotillard.
After a much-younger costar (Camille Rowe) breaks the news to him that he’s no longer a cinematic sex symbol, the plot thrusts Guillaume (Mr. Canet) into full midlife crisis, partying and carousing until embarrassing cell phone footage of his debauchery ends up on YouTube and shooting up Botox to a point that jeopardizes the continuity of his new film. He’s still able to line up directorial projects thanks to his Oscar-winning girlfriend, Marion (Ms. Cotillard), but she’s preoccupied with mastering a Quebecois accent (and doing Céline Dion tributes) in preparation for an upcoming film role.